I couldn’t write about it before. Witnessing the full-scale invasion in early 2022 left me speechless – and honestly, I still am. What began then has only spiraled further into a humanitarian catastrophe, one we must not allow to become normalised.

In the midst of this horror, I tried to stay sane through activist and artistic work. One such project, Content Aware Studies, received the New Technological Art Jury Award in 2022 and was later exhibited in Ghent. I’m humbled it stood alongside such exceptional work and in the company of artists I’ve admired for years – including past nominees like Sol LeWitt, Nam June Paik, and Chris Cunningham.

The award returns this year. I wish the best to all the artists involved. I remain deeply grateful to those who supported CAS and its unfolding.